One executive and two employees of the electric car company Tesla Motors were killed when their small place crashed in early morning fog in California.
Company CEO Elon Musk was not on board.
Tesla is small, tight-knit and this is tragic, CEO Musk said in a statement (Photo source: AP)
The twin engine Cessna 310 went down at about 8 a.m., setting two East Palo Alto homes on fire. The plane had taken off from Palo Alto Airport and was on route to Los Angeles. No injuries on the ground were reported.
Musk, whose company has its head quarters in the nearby Silicon Valley town of San Carlos, did not identify the employees. He issued the follow statement:
“Three Tesla employees were on board a plane that crashed in East Palo Alto early this morning. We are withholding their identities as we work with the relevant authorities to notify the families. Our thoughts and prayers are with them. Tesla is a small, tightly-knit company, and this is a tragic day for us.”
